They Asked Me Why I Believe In You
| "They Asked Me Why I Believe in You" | |
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| Desperate Housewives episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | David Grossman |
| Written by | Alan Cross |
| Production code | 205 |
| Original air date | October 23, 2005 |
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"They Asked Me Why I Believe In You" is the 28th episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The episode was the fifth episode for the show's second season. The episode was written by Alan Cross and was directed by David Grossman. It originally aired on Sunday, October 23, 2005. Wallace Shawn guest stars as Lonny Moon.
Lynette tries a variety of ways to make working for her boss, Nina, more tolerable, but nothing works until she takes Nina out for a drink. Lynette finds that the only time Nina is ever shy is when it comes to meeting men, which is not a problem for Lynette. So Lynette introduces Nina to a man in the bar, and finds Nina’s mood markedly improved the next morning when Nina shows up to the office wearing the same clothes from the night before. Later in the episode, though, Lynette discovers that Nina wants her to go out drinking every night to help her find men. Lynette encourages Nina to find another drinking partner, but Nina complains that the other women in the office are competition; Lynette isn’t because she’s married. Lynette endures five nights of this, missing valuable time with her family, before she realizes that the only way out of this situation is to become Nina’s competition. Lynette goes wild in the bar, finds herself doing shots with a group of men and dances on the bar. Nina sits miserably in the corner and presumably never invites Lynette out drinking again.
Susan has a meeting with her book agent and longtime friend Lonny, but is shocked when she finds out that Lonny has been fired for improperly handling his clients’ money. She asks him if he has stolen any of her money and he denies it. She decides, temporarily, to remain loyal to Lonny and his new agency, because she considers him “family.” However, when she discusses the matter with Mike, she discovers he is less willing to forgive and trust people. This makes Susan nervous because she hasn’t told Mike that she paid Zach to leave town to find his father, and she’s afraid of what will happen if he finds out. Susan then goes to visit Lonny, but discovers when she arrives that Lonny is broke and his family has left him. He also reveals that he illegally used some of her money too, contrary to what he had told her previously. Susan tells him that she can’t trust him any more, but says that they will always be friends. He interprets her words as something more and tries to kiss her, and she runs out of the house.
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